My friend and colleague, Malvern, recently published a study about the impact that the use of certain drugs has on our physical, cognitive, and emotional well-being. In other words, we have a lot of control over how we are treated, which is a big deal for everyone.
The problem is that when you use drugs to stay “normal” you don’t actually know if you’re normal. In fact, you can get hooked on drugs and get addicted, and you can even be addicted to a certain drug, and then stop using it. Many people are in so much pain that they just stop using drugs, or stop being in pain, or stop being in a certain situation, and then they can’t get better.
To a large extent, emotional well-being is a function of the amount of time you spend in a certain environment. The longer you are in a certain environment, the more emotional well-being you will have. The problem is that many times we take a bad situation, and then we can’t come home to a good relationship with our significant other.
We all have a tendency to take bad situations and make them worse, and then we cant get back to a good relationship. Its the same thing with physical health. A few times a year, you have to get off of drugs or stop a dangerous situation, and then you cant get back to a good relationship.
This is probably the most common reason that people need psychiatric help. But it’s a very serious reason to get the help that you need. That’s why the American Psychiatric Association has called for a National Collaborative Mental Health Awareness Month.
Many of us have mental health issues. I think many of us have a physical health issue, especially if we have been on psychiatric drugs. Thats what we look like underneath our skin. We can be quite a bit different from the people around us, and we can be very violent and aggressive.
That’s not to say that we can’t get help from a professional. It’s just that those professionals have a very definite agenda. They want to change people to be like them. They don’t want them to be sick and in need of help, they want us to be healthy and in need of help.
We can talk about our medical issues but it’s so much easier for the professionals to be in their shoes.
The people in this trailer (and the other trailers) are clearly not really interested in helping. Their focus is on getting people to stay well and help them be happy, which is fine with us. But we know that there are some who want us to be there for them. Its kind of like we’re just being selfish, but its also kinda cool to be doing something to make them happy to be there in the first place. We have to be more than just going out and seeking help.
